So my parents have retired and are moving. I’m helping to clear out the storage which consists of a lot of my old portfolio cases filled with journals and artwork from high school and college. It’s been part embarrassing and part inspiring. And a wholly emotional experience. For those of you out there with children: urge […]
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Two weeks can seem like an eternity and sometimes it can happen overnight. Sometimes both occur to prove science still has not fully grasped the time space continuum. Had I written down my resolutions maybe they would have meant a little more. So I start today. I vow to keep up with this blog, fill […]
View post →Day 2 on location in the Magic Kingdom and Ronnie said “Go BIG!”…. So I taped up 4 pieces of 11″ x 17” paper (above) and began with a line never really certain where it would end.  With only 4 days on location and multiple assignments on the board I never did complete my drawing. But […]
View post →Each in their own world, this “collection of three” was sitting across from me while waiting for the 3:00 parade in the Magic Kingdom last week. People are often the hardest to ever draw. But OH WHAT A BLAST to try! I had so much fun!! Thank you Ronnie, Marg for such an incredible reconnect! Have a great […]
View post →Figure drawing from a session at the Society of Illustrators. -Despina
View post →Another drawing from last weeks Drawing Social. —Dominick
View post →With obligations at home I haven’t found myself on the subway much since the New Year. This past Tuesday (some of you might recall) it was ridiculously frigid in the city and everyone was bundled up to the gild. I sat across this woman who must’ve had 40 layers on. It was a quirky sight…all […]
View post →Q: My teacher and mentor once said “if you can’t get it down in 30 seconds (or less) what’s it worth?” -Â From the very first line that begins a drawing you know deep down if it’s going to work or not. A line can speak volumes … from one to the next, from hand […]
View post →I’ve been posting alot of model drawings lately-here and on my twitter account. This one was made with paint and chalk. ~Despina
View post → Yesterday morning not long after all the busy-ness of the morning’s demands settled down I decided to do something out of the box and get a cup of coffee. Not an ordinary cup of coffee but a “pumpkin spiced latte”. Maybe it was the change in weather or maybe it was just ’cause it was a new day. […]
View post →Lately it’s not the remembering that it is Tuesday, it is the constant interference by the smalls things in life.—Dominick
View post →A small drawing I had done on location while watching this adorable kid eagerly wait (with ohhhh…such anticipation!) for the Electric Light Parade to arrive down Main Street. Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”  Amen to […]
View post →Another drawing from my sketchbook for Ichigoichie. Have an inspiring day! Michele Medium: watercolor, pencil
View post →Life can be crazy hectic most days. (Like today when I totally forgot it was leap year and scheduled everything a day behind, yikes!) Yet even on the run there’s always time for a quick drawing. While walking Oliver in the stroller last Tuesday, I caught an opportunity to stop briefly and draw a small reportage […]
View post →Last night in life drawing class (in Brooklyn at the Dalvero Academy)Â Â Veronica gave a brief lecture on how important it is to take the time to observe when you draw…to observe the figure closely, the body language presented and the energy surrounding it. Â She shared that each movement is a moment in time and a […]
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